Question

Which are the people who are prone to food insecurity in india.

Answer 1

in rural areas:
landless people
traditional artisans
providers of traditional services
petty self employed workers
destitute including beggars

urban areas:
the working members who are generally employed in ill-paid occupation and causal labour market

Answer 2

Answer:

A large section of people suffer from food and nutrition insecurity in India. However, the worst affected groups are as follows:

• Landless and land-poor households, traditional artisans, providers of traditional services, petty self-employed workers and destitute including beggars (in the rural areas).
• People employed in ill-paid occupations and casual labourers engaged in seasonal activities (in the urban areas).
• People belonging to the backward sections of society, namely SCs, STs and OBCs.
• People belonging to economically-backward states with high incidence of poverty, tribal and remote areas and regions more prone to natural disasters.
• People affected by natural disasters who have to migrate to other areas in search of work.
• Large proportion of pregnant and nursing mothers, and children under the age of 5 years.